TY - JOUR
AU - Goh, Hongli Sam
AU - Tan, Vivian
AU - Lee, Chen-Na
AU - Zhang, Hui
AU - Devi, M Kamala
PY - 2021
DA - December
TI - Nursing home’s measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: a critical reflection
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
VL - 19
IS - 1
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010075
AB - This study examined the pandemic measures taken by nursing leaders to cope with COVID-19 at a nursing home in Singapore. The pandemic has affected over 215 countries, sparking a series of containment and pandemic measures by governments and healthcare organizations worldwide. Long-term care facilities are especially vulnerable to the pandemic, but little has been reported about the nursing homes’ measures in handling the pandemic. The present study used Morley’s (2014) three-stage critical reflection method to review meeting minutes, organizational emails, and government advisories on the COVID-19 pandemic measures undertaken by nursing leaders at a nursing home in Singapore between January and June 2020. The pandemic measures were broadly classified into four groups: (1) infection surveillance and containment measures; (2) ensuring continuity in clinical care and operational support; (3) resource and administrative coordination; and (4) staff training and development. Nurses have played a vital role in the fight against COVID-19 by ensuring continuity in patient care and demonstrating clinical leadership in pandemic efforts. This study proposes a useful nursing pandemic structure that outlines a set of functions and measures required for handling a pandemic and that can be applied to various medical emergencies and contingencies.
PB - MDPI
UR - https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/329490/
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Care homes
ER